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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Wigney John R EUROPA XS · Shelby, NC · November 5, 2016

Date
November 5, 2016 · 13:00 local
Place
Shelby, NC
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N262WF
Reported as
Wigney John R Europa XS
Reported engine
Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,170 total996 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Upon landing on runway 23 at keho, the safety latch which retains the main gear lever in its detent position had inadvertently not been fully engaged. When the aircraft landed, the single main wheel retracted into the retracted up position.

As the FAA filed it

UPON LANDING ON RUNWAY 23 AT KEHO, THE SAFETY LATCH WHICH RETAINS THE MAIN GEAR LEVER IN ITS DETENT POSITION HAD INADVERTENTLY NOT BEEN FULLY ENGAGED. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT LANDED, THE SINGLE MAIN WHEEL RETRACTED INTO THE RETRACTED UP POSITION.

Other reports on N262WF · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.